ASVAB Word Knowledge Practice Test 959488 Results

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Questions 5 5
Correct 0 3.46
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1 Pallid most nearly means:
80% Answer Correctly
clairvoyance
pale
elate
comprehensible

Solution
The definition for pallid is "Lacking color." Used in a sentence: The nurse was worried by the patient's pallid face and shallow breathing. The definition for comprehensible is "understandable.", the definition for elate is "To fill with joy.", and the definition for clairvoyance is "Ability to see things beyond ordinary perception."

2 Sybil was frustrated by the deferment of her much anticipated vacation.
75% Answer Correctly
postponement
salvage
epitaph
finite

Solution
The definition for deferment is "The act of delaying." Used in a sentence: Sybil was frustrated by the deferment of her much anticipated vacation. The definition for finite is "having definite limits.", the definition for epitaph is "Brief statement honoring a dead person.", and the definition for salvage is "To save from ruin."

3 Comparable most nearly means:
54% Answer Correctly
melodious
discern
ploy
akin

Solution
The definition for comparable is "Similar, equivalent." Used in a sentence: Helen will only accept something of comparable value for her ticket to the concert. The definition for ploy is "a contrived plan.", the definition for discern is "To recognize as separate as distinct.", and the definition for melodious is "Having a pleasing melody."

4 Precept most nearly means:
76% Answer Correctly
sociable
elate
rule
raucous

Solution
The definition for precept is "A general rule of action." Used in a sentence: All the students know Mrs. Brown's strict precept; no talking in class. The definition for elate is "to fill with joy.", the definition for sociable is "Inclined to seek companionship.", and the definition for raucous is "Noisy, rowdy."

5 The story about the actress in the gossip column was a distortion of the truth.
61% Answer Correctly
contortion
implausible
raucous
drab

Solution
The definition for distortion is "The act of twisting out of shape." Used in a sentence: The story about the actress in the gossip column was a distortion of the truth. The definition for drab is "dull, monotonous.", the definition for implausible is "Unbelievable.", and the definition for raucous is "Noisy, rowdy."